Cooking range



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ATTORNEY.

Patented May 28, 1935 PATENT OFFICE COOKING RANGE Jacob Teller, New Rochelle, and Arthur P. Schulz, New York, N. Y., assignors to Teller Stove Designing Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 18, 1932, Serial No. 605,994

'14 Claims. (Cl. 1215-37) This invention relates generally to cooking ranges, and particularly to the oven structure, the rack arrangement, the burner compartment, the front framing and door construction, and the specific shape of the body, whereby not only is the range improved in appearance, but also is improved from a standpoint of structural convenience, as will be observed upon reference to the following specification.

. One of the particular features of the invention above noted, namely that of the oven structure and rack arrangement is designed to pro vide a range in which the combined oven and broiler compartment is substantially semicircular in horizontal section, and cooperates with therack and rack support in such manner that its operation is much more convenient than with prior arrangements with which we are familiar, in that, thru the simple operation of an operating member, preferably located outside of the range body, the rack which carries the cooking vessels may be swung on a horizontal plane into a position conveniently accessible to the operator.

Another of the particular features mentioned above, resides in the novel burner arrangement with respect to the oven compartment, whereby a maximum working surface area is provided, as well as permitting a compact association of the burners with respect to the oven compartment.

Another feature pointed out, namely that of the front framing and door arrangement, permits of an oven with a very wide door opening, and in which the doors therefor and panels associated with other openings in the range front,'cover the entire range front, said doors and panels preferably having their adjacent edges in abuttin relation to further enhance the appearance thereof.

A further feature mentioned resides in the special shape of the range body at its front, pro.- vlding, in association with the compartments,

lateral compartments serving utilitarian pur-.

poses, the arrangement being such that the front central portion of the range extends forwardly 45 of the sides, to which it is connected through bevelled or inclined corner portions.-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the range with the several doors and Figure 4 is a vertical section through the range on substantially the line 44 of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is an enlarged front perspective view of the oven compartment of the range, and showing the arrangement of the rack or pan support; 5

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through the supporting post of the rack support, and showing indetail its manner of mounting and operating gear;

Figure 7 is atop plan view of the pan and its operating member, and

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the rack support post on the line 88 of Fig. 6. I The range disclosed by the accompanying l5 drawings, discloses in general, a body including a front I, sides or ends 2, a cooking top 3, a back 4, splash back 4' and a supporting base 5, the construction of each of which is peculiar to the present invention.

The front I embodies a frame li which defines openings into an upper combined baking and broiling compartment 1 and a lower compartment 8, which latter may be employed for storage or other utilitarian purposes, said frame having an 25 intermediate or major portion indicated at 6', parallel with the back i, and at each end, lateral, rearwardly inclined portion 6 the entire front frame I preferably resting upon the flange 5 of the supporting base 5. 30

It will be observed that the supporting base 5 has parallel end members 5' and a front member 5 the latter being connected with the end members through laterally divergent members 5 certain of said members carrying the aforesaid frame supporting flanges, while others carry the body ends or sides 2. Thus, the outline of the front of the supporting base conforms to that of the front frame- 6, as clearly illustrated, particularly in Fig. 1

The supporting base is provided with rear legs 9, the front legs III, the latter being arranged at substantially the junction of the end members 5' with the divergent members 5 resulting in a range construction, in which the oven and broiler compartment set forwardly of the main body support 10 of the range into a position more readily accessible to the person using the same.

The upper cooking compartment 1 is capable of being closed through the medium of doors ll, swinging on a vertical axis, andsuitably hinged to the upper vertical members of the front frame 6, each of said doors including a main body portion II, which when the doors are closed, as illustratedin Fig. 2 lies parallel with the intermediate portion 6' of the front frame and a lateral portion I l which lies parallel with the rearwardly inclined portion 6 the doors therefor, conforming in outline, with the front frame, which are also covered when closed.

The lower utility compartment 8 is closed by a panel I2, also conforming to the outline of the front frame, and including a main front portion I2 and lateral divergent portions I22. As shown quite clearly in Fig. 2, said front doors II and panel I2, overlie and completely cover the front frame of the range, the adjacent edges of the several members being in substantial abutting relation, and the panel I2 having its lower edge extending down over and covering not only the lower edge of the front frame, but also the front member of the supporting base 5, all as clearly illustrated.

End doors I4 swinging on a vertical axis and suitably hinged to the range body ends 2, include a main body portion I4' and a portion I4 arranged at an angle thereto, and which latter preferably but not necessarily, constitutes the portion sewing for the attachment of the hinges. These end doors I4 serve to close a compartment I5 opening as it were at the opposite front corners of the range, said compartment being adapted for storage or other purposes which may be foundsuitable, said compartment extending to the rear as at I5 of the cooking and first mentioned utility compartments 1 and 8 respectively.

As shown in.Figure 1, these end doors extend down over and completely conceal that portion of the supporting base with which they cooperate, when the doors are closed, and as shown,

, have their free edges in substantial abutting relation with that of the front doors and panel. Above each of the end doors I4 and suitably secured to the range frame structure, is a panel I5a, conforming in contour to that of the door beneath it, said panels having openings through which extend burner valve operating rods I6, manipulated by handles H.

The cooking top 3 is preferably formed in a plurality of cast sections 3' and 3 the former carrying the grids 3 and the latterserving as a front extension which may be utilized as a working top, when combined with portions of the grid sections. The grid sections cover the main top portion of the top of the range, while the extension section has a straight front edge, with laterally and rearwardly divergent ends, conforming to theangular contour of the range front frame.

Beneath the cooking top 3, within an upper compartment I8, of the stove, are a plurality of burners I9 and 20, the axes of which are arranged in the arc of a circle around, and to the rear of the semi-circular rear wall 2I of the oven compartment I, said burners having valved connections 22 with a manifold 23 within the burner compartment, and preferably at the rear thereof.

The shape of the range, and that of the oven compartment I, results in a burner compartment, the ends of which are of greater area than the central portion, thus permitting the use of large and small burners as in ranges at present in every day use. Therefore, we may arrange the smaller burners I9 intermediate thelarger and outside burners 20 as shown in Figure 3. The broiler burner 24 is controlled through a valved connection 25 and is operable by the handle 25 with the panel I5 upon one side -of the range, while the burner 21 for heating the baking oven has valved connection 28 with the manifold and 15 operable by the-handle 29 on the panel I 5 at the opposite sideof the range.

As distinguished from oven construction found in present ranges we propose a form and arrangement which will permit the racks which support the broiler pan or cooking utensil to be swung on a vertical axis into or out of the oven, rendering access to said racks more conveniently, operation of the racks being performed through mechanism to be later described preferably from without the oven or remote from the heated portion of the range.

To this end, the rear wall of the oven compartment I is semi-circular as viewed in horizontal section, and as clearly seen by reference to Figure 3, said rear wall being formed of two spaced curved plates 2|, the forward edges of which extend to the' front of the range, and terminate adjacent the vertical edges of the front frame 6, which will be at a point intermediate the ends of the divergent members 5 of the supporting base 5. Therefore, a relatively large opening is afforded to the oven, and of an extent sufficient for the movement of the rack 3| entirely out of the oven. In other words, the rack swings in an arc concentric with that of the oven rear wall M. The flue leading from the oven is indicated at 32.

While the rack 3| in general, is substantially similar to that disclosed and claimed in our copending application, Serial Number 581,760, filed December 17, 1931, its manner of mounting and operation is entirely different, to permit it to function as described. The rack 3| is carried on a support 30 which includes a vertical frame .having a central post 30' and lateral turned flanges 33 formed on the side members of said the rack or pan being'further braced through the medium of brackets 36 carried thereby.

The central post 32 onits lower end'is provided with a recess 31 into which extends a bearing 38 carried by the member 6' of the front frame 6. At its upper end, the post is provided with a rectangular bore 39, into which extends the squared end of a rotary operating shaft 4| which has its bearing in the upper member G' of the front frame, the bearings 38 and shaft 4I being coaxial. has fixed thereto for operation. therewith, a worm wheel 42 which meshes with a worm 43 fixed on the inner end of a rotary operating shaft 44 joumaled at its ends respectively at 45 and 46 in bearings formed in a part of the stove frame or body. At its outer end, said shaft is provided with an operating lever or handle 41 accessible from without and at one side of the stove, preferably at the panel I5.

At its upper end, the shaft 4I What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.1. A cooking range comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having a semi-circular oven compartment with a curved rear wall, utility compartments arranged upon each side of said oven compartment, and a rotary rack support- 2. A cooking range comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having a plurality of compartments, the intermediate of said compartbody, the lateral extremities of said rack. being adapted to move in a path concentric .and in proximity with said rear curved wall.

' a path concentric and in proximity with said rear curved wall.

5. A cooking range comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having an oven compartment with a curved rear wall, a utility compartment upon each side of said oven compartment, an upper burner compartment, and burners within said upper compartment to the rear of said oven compartment, the axes of said burners being arranged on a curved line.

6. A range construction comprising a base, a, body thereon, said body having a plurality of compartments, a front frame for said body provided with openings defining entrances to said compartments, said front frame having an intermediate portion parallel with the range back and lateral rearwardly inclined portions, a horizontally swinging rack support mounted in one of said compartments, and doors for said compartment containing said swinging rack pivoted to said lateral inclined portions of said front frame.

'Z. A range construction comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having a central semicircular oven compartment and lateral utility compartments arranged respectively upon each side of said central oven, a front frame for said body having a front straight portion and rearwardly inclined lateral portions, doors for said central oven compartment hinged to said lateral inclined portions, and doors for said lateral compartments hinged to the sides of said body, said doors when closed, covering the entire front side portions of said frame.

8. A rangeconstruction comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having a semi-circular oven compartment with a curved rear wall and lateral utility compartments, a frontframe for said body having a plurality of openings, one of which defines the entrance to said ovencompartment, and the other entrances to said lateral.

utility compartments, a rack support mounted on a vertical axis centrally of the front of said oven compartment, and adapted to support a rack movable in a horizontal plane into and out of said oven compartmentand doors for said openings.

9. A range construction comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having an oven compart- .ment with a semi-circular rear wall, a rack support within said semi-circular oven compartment, a burner compartment in the rear of said oven compartment, and a plurality of'burners within said burner compartment.

'10. A range construction comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having an oven compartment with a semi-circular'rear wall, a rack support within said semi-circular oven, ,a burner compartment in the rear of said oven compartment, and a plurality of burners within said burner compartment arranged in an arcuate series back of the rear wall of said oven compartment.

11. A range construction comprising a base, a body thereon, said body having a plurality of compartments, a front frame having openings defining entrances to said compartments, said front frame having lateral inclined extensions, and doors hinged to said lateral extensions for covering one of said compartment entrances, said doors each having a portion cooperating with the lateral frame extensions and a portion cooperating with the main body portion of the front frame, whereby when said doors are closed, and cover the front frame.

12. A range construction comprising a base, a body thereon, having a back, ends and a front, compartments within said body having front openings therefor, other compartmers within said bcdyhaving corner openings, and doors for each of said compartments, each of said doors embodying a main body portion and an angular portion.

13. A range construction comprising a base, a body having an oven compartment with a front door frame, a rotary rack carrier mounted for rotation on a vertical axis in said compartment adjacent the front door frame, an operating member mounted in said body for rotating said rack carrier, and driving means connecting said operating member and said rack carrier.

14. A range construction comprising a base, a body having an oven compartment, a rotary rack carrier mounted for rotation on a vertical axis within said oven compartment, adapted to move a rack on a horizontal plane into and out of saidcompartment, an operating member mounted in said body, and a gear connection between said rack carrier and said operating member.

JACOB TELLER. ARTHUR P; SCHULZ. 

